Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
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Alaska News Nightly: November 5, 2013

State Takes On Feds Over Control Of Rivers; AFN Officials Revisit Subsistence Issues; Murkowski Questions Head Of Healthcare.gov; Persistence Pays Off On Health Insurance Marketplace; Murkowski Misses Vote On Anti-Discrimination Bill; Group Prepares To Turn In Application To Recall Lindsey Holmes; Serious Arson Up In Anchorage; North Pole Company Suffers Multimillion Dollar Loss After Building Burns; AEL&P Parent Company Agrees To Merger With Spokane-Based Avista; Savoonga, Gambell Request Help From Delegation Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: November 4, 2013

How Long Will The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Be Viable?; Tesoro To Begin Construction Of Cook Inlet Pipeline Next Year; Crews Remove Fuel From Grounded F/V Arctic Hunter; State Wrestles With $12 Billion Pension Shortfall; Judge Dismisses Complaints Challenging NPS Authority; Book Makes Case For US, Canada Merger; Tree Buried By Volcanic Eruption Could Reveal Seismic Secrets Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: November 1, 2013

F/V Arctic Hunter Runs Aground Near Unalaska; Murkowski, Young Criticize Shared Beringian Heritage Program Plan’s Transparency; Murkowski Meets With FEMA About Galena Flooding Response; Crews Clear Huge Alaska Landslide From Road; Anchorage Has Warmest October In Nearly A Century; Calista Board Sanctions 6 Board Members For Ethics Violations; Milken Family Foundation Surprises Juneau Principal With $25,000 Award; Can Logging Switch To Second-Growth Sooner?; AK: Road Trip; 300 Villages: Tyonek Download Audio

300 Villages: Tyonek

This week, we're heading to Tyonek, an Athabascan community on Cook Inlet across from Anchorage. Pauline Standifer works for the Native Village of Tyonek. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 31, 2013

Shell Weighs Options For 2014 Arctic Drilling; Residents Concerned About How Susitna-Watana Dam May Affect Lifestyle, Habitat; Miller Allowed To Use Campaign Funds To Appeal $84,000 Judgment; Panel Proposes Salary Increases For Gov, Lt. Gov; More Legislative Workers Allowed Facebook Access; FCC Approves GCI’s Purchase Of Television Stations; For Homeless Teens, It’s About More Than Right And Wrong; Longtime Pen Pals Meet In Eek Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 30, 2013

FCC Approves GCI’s Purchase Of 3 TV Stations; International Delta Flight Diverts To Cold Bay; ASD Graduates More Students, Bartlett High Leads Way; Alaska National Guard Responds To Sexual Assault Allegations; Begich Pushes For Extension For Health Care Sign Up Period; Unseasonably Warm, Dry Weather Rekindles Delta Junction-Area Fire; K-Beach Flooding Declared A Disaster; Alaska Robotics Hopes To Satirize 2014 Legislative Season; Longtime Pen Pals Meet In Eek Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 29, 2013

Disaster Declared For Area South Of Kenai; Flood Insurance Reform Act Could Mean Higher Premiums; Denali Park Landslide Mostly Cleared; Denali Park Rangers Discover Remains Of Small Pets Cooked In Campfire; AFN Youth Speak Out On Abuse; Eielson Biplane Takes Flight Once More; Warm Weather Sets Records In Fairbanks, Eielson; Providence Cuts Nighttime Sexual Assault Exams; Alaska Insurers Report Marketplace Enrollment Numbers; New Book Chronicles History Of Alaska’s Salmon Traps Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 28, 2013

The Battle Of Dude Creek; New AFN Co-Chairs Elected; AFN Attendees Rally For ‘Fairbanks 4’; Legislators Aim To Influence Federal Arctic Policy; Alaska WWII Vets Visit DC Memorial Download Audio

Report Acknowledges Importance Of Traditional Knowledge In Mitigating Climate Change

The traditional knowledge from Native groups in the circumpolar North may be a key part of mitigating rapid climate change. That’s according to a report released Wednesday by the Arctic Council. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 25, 2013

Alaska Native Communities Investing In Immigration Reform; Bush Caucus Takes Stand On Rural Issues; Massive Landslide Covers Stretch Of Denali Park Road; Report Acknowledges Importance Of Traditional Knowledge In Mitigating Climate Change; Interest In Health Care Enrollment Expected To Pick Up In Juneau; Groundskeeper Charged With Attempting To Poison Brown Bears; AK: Native Crafts; 300 Villages: Alaska Federation Of Natives Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 24, 2013

Julie Kitka On Tribal-Federal Relations; Subsistence Tops AFN Attendees’ Priorities; Shishmaref To Remain Dry; Anchorage Prioritizes Federal Grants For Affordable Housing; Haines Hunting Guide Sentenced After International Investigation; Tribal Courts May Get More Power In Alcohol, Domestic Violence Cases; Petersburg Named Best Yachting Town Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 23, 2013

Eastern Steller Sea Lions Taken Off Threatened Species List; Protesters Show Support For Hammond, Fischer in Pebble Mine Case; Anti-Pebble Groups Combine To Form ‘Bristol Bay United’; Tanana Kids Take On Tough Issues; ‘Hunt, Fish, Share, Rock the Native Vote’ Concert Unites AFN Attendees; Anchorage Assembly Repeals Labor Law, Mayor Uses Veto; Northrim Buys Alaska Pacific Bank; Former 'Rat Island' Has Whole New Look; Sitka Prepares To Replace ANB Harbor Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 22, 2013

Congressman Young Preps Legislation To Restrain Feds; Definition Of ‘Alaska Native’ Needs Fixing In Health Care Law; Special Shelter For Mentally Ill In The Works; Elders and Youth Conference Kicks Off In Fairbanks; Bethel Will Remain A Subsistence Use Area; Sitka Tribe’s Manage Leaves For Washington State; Phase One Of Capitol Renovations Nears Completion; Soon, You’ll Be Able To Hitch Your Bike To A Rain Boot; Southeast’s Top Choir, Band Students Converge On Petersburg Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 21, 2013

Army Claims Responsibility For Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire; Alaska Chamber Makes Medicaid Expansion A Priority; Point Thomson Development Moving Ahead; Fast Ferries Getting New Engines; Dillingham Assistant Wrestling Coach Arrested For Having Sexual Relations With Student; Shishmaref Residents To Decide On Alcohol Ban; Kwethluk Turns On Water, Sewer Service Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 18, 2013

NTSB Investigates Fatal Small Plane Crash In Fairbanks; Lone Star Expected In Unalaska On Saturday; Permits In Hand, Crab Fleet Starts Fishing; More Safety Center Vans Deployed As Shelter Rules Tighten; A Few Successes For Alaska’s Health Insurance Marketplace; PenAir Adding Baggage Fees; Chuitna Citizens Coalition Gets Win In Superior Court; JDEC Report: Juneau’s Economy Is On The Upswing; AK: Spear Fishing; 300 Villages: Nanwalek Download Audio

300 Villages: Nanwalek

This week we're headed to Nanwalek, a small Russian orthodox community across Kachemak Bay from Homer. On maps, it's often called English Bay. Nancy Yeaton works for the Nanwalek IRA Council. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 17, 2013

Democrats Get Early Start On Run For US House Race; Housing Research Center Project To Test System That Heats Without Fossil Fuels; Great Alaska ShakeOut Promotes Earthquake Preparedness; Proposed Air Regs Draw Crowd; Juneau Assembly Unanimously Confirms Support For Project Labor Agreements; Half Of Ketchikan Women Experience Violence; APU Hosts Alaska’s First Women’s Summit Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 16, 2013

Temporary Deal To End Federal Shutdown Expected To Pass; French To Run For Lieutenant Governor; Short-Staffed APD Goes High Tech To Combat Spiking Crime Rates; GCI, KTUU Work Out Temporary Agreement; Verizon Plans On Expanded Role Next Year; Discussion Touches On Unconventional Oil, Gas Development; Fairbanksan To Carry Olympic Torch At Pole; Kenai Peninsula Students Learn About Salmon Life Cycle Download Audio

Alaska Is Nationwide Leader For Healthy Births

Alaska has become a nationwide leader in healthy births. KRBD’s Sean Carlson explores how Ketchikan Medical Center plays a part in that trend. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: October 15, 2013

Congressman Young Says Newest House Proposal Going Nowhere; Federal Shutdown Keeps Many Crab Fishermen In Port; Shutdown Could Mean Total Loss For One Biologist, Big Financial Hit For His Pilot; Newborn Baby Found Dead In Eagle River Park; Former DNR Commish Sullivan Announces Senate Run; Mallott Kicks Off Gubernatorial Campaign; ATV Decision Could Inform Pebble Mine Case; Bethel Gets Fish And Game Advisory Committee; Alaska Is Nationwide Leader For Healthy Births Download Audio